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Why join GEMS? As many of you know, there is a strong gender gap in STEM-related fields. GEMS is a program that builds capacity in young women entering the fields of math, science, and engineering. We would like to help educate our girls on how to be successful in these fields through field trips, guest-speakers, research with the University of Illinois at Chicago, and service learning efforts. | ||
 Congratulations to our 2011-2012 GEMS Officers! President: Jacqueline Hardin Vice President: Nina Kucher Secretary: Grace Garrity Sign up for GEM-SET GEM-SET is a Mentoring for Success in Science, Engineering, and Technology program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Click on the link to sign up for the program: http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?id=109583  Microsoft DigiGirlz Event The DigiGirlz program is looking for girls in grades 8th – 12th. The event is during spring break on April 5 from 9am to 3:30pm. Transportation would be on your own to the Chicago Office at the Aon Center. Snacks, drinks, and lunch will be provided during the day. DigiGirlz is partnering with Accenture and the Microsoft Store. Additional information is provided below including the registration link. You must register to attend and bring a completed permission slip. Registration for Chicago: http://www.regonline.com/chicagodigiday2012 UIC GEM-SET Digest For additional events and opportunities, check out the UIC GEM-SET digest! http://tinyurl.com/GEM-SET-March-Digest Fermilab 2012 TARGET Program The TARGET: Science and Engineering Program is a paid, non-residential summer internship opportunity open to all Illinois high school sophomores and juniors. Its design incorporates both classroom and work experiences five days per week for a six week period. Focused on the sciences, engineering and mathematics, TARGET work assignments may also include exposure to specializations that support the science done at the Lab including administration, computing, and communications. The application period begins on Jan 2. For more information, visit http://wdrs.fnal.gov/eeo/target.html G.A.M.E.S. (Girls' Adventures in Math, Engineering, and Science) Camp Click here to view the flyer Deadline: April 13, 2012 SUMMER 2012 FIELD MUSEUM DIGITAL PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENT The Field Museum invites teens to participate in and explore the current scientific research of Museum scientists using digital and mobile media. The Museum is offering three FREE application-based programs:
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 Kalpana Ramakrishnan (UIC - Neurobiology) http://tinyurl.com/Kalpana-bio Amie Zimmerman (Medical Illustrator) http://anatophilia.wordpress.com/ Shira Schneidman (Computer Science) shiraschniedman2007@u.northwestern.edu http://women.cs.cmu.edu/ada/Resources/Women/ http://www.womeninscience.co.uk/bios.php Sarah Paulson (Nurse Anesthesiologist) Rob Hefner (Wind Energy Specialist) http://northernpower.kiosk-view.com/ashmor  Engineering Your Future Learn more about what engineering is, what engineers do, and different career opportunities! (Click here for more info) Closing the Girl Gap in Science GIVE me an “S”! Give me a “T”! Give me an “E”! Give me an “M”! Yaaaaay STEM! O.K., that’s not exactly what was said last summer at a cheerleading camp on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. But that was the hoped-for spirit as dozens of kinesthetically gifted girls in ponytails savored their first taste of college life — three days at Southern Illinois perfecting their pyramids and pikes, sipping Starbucks in the student center, staying up late texting friends at home and across the room. (Click here to read more) Where the Women Are: Biology INCREASING the number of women in science and technology has been an important goal for universities and industries, and substantial progress has surely been made. More women than ever major in so-called STEM fields. Still, women earn only 17 to 18 percent of the bachelor’s degrees in engineering and computer science, and just over 40 percent in the physical sciences and math. Where are the women? Clustered in the life sciences. About 58 percent of all bachelor’s, master’s and doctorates in biology are awarded to women. But except for medical students, salary prospects are lower in biology, and research jobs, the most coveted of pursuits, hard to come by. (Click here to read more) Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard) LAST FALL, President Obama threw what was billed as the first White House Science Fair, a photo op in the gilt-mirrored State Dining Room. He tested a steering wheel designed by middle schoolers to detect distracted driving and peeked inside a robot that plays soccer. It was meant as an inspirational moment: children, science is fun; work harder. Politicians and educators have been wringing their hands for years over test scores showing American students falling behind their counterparts in Slovenia and Singapore. How will the United States stack up against global rivals in innovation? The president and industry groups have called on colleges to graduate 10,000 more engineers a year and 100,000 new teachers with majors in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. All the Sputnik-like urgency has put classrooms from kindergarten through 12th grade — the pipeline, as they call it — under a microscope. And there are encouraging signs, with surveys showing the number of college freshmen interested in majoring in a STEM field on the rise. (Click here to read more) |
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